Species Doratosepion limatum (Iredale, 1926)
Compiler and date details
2024 - Updated A.L. Reid, CSIRO, Australia.
2012 - Updated by Julian Finn, Museum Victoria, Carlton, Victoria, Australia
- Arctosepia limata Iredale, T. 1926. The cuttlefish 'bones' of the Sydney beaches (Phylum Mollusca–Class Cephalopoda). The Australian Zoologist 4: 186-196 pls 22, 23 [193].
Type data:
Holotype AM C133316 cuttlebone, Australia, New South Wales, Manly Beach [33°48'S 151°17'E]. - Arctosepia versuta Iredale, T. 1926. The cuttlefish 'bones' of the Sydney beaches (Phylum Mollusca–Class Cephalopoda). The Australian Zoologist 4: 186-196 pls 22, 23 [194].
Type data:
Holotype AM C133313 (31.4 mm SL (37.5 mm including spine)), Australia, NSW, Manly Beach [33°48'S 151°17'E].
Taxonomic Decision for Synonymy
- Reid, A.L. 2000. Australian cuttlefishes (Cephalopoda : Sepiidae): the 'doratosepion' species complex. Invertebrate Taxonomy 14: 1-76 [28]
Generic Combinations
- Sepia limata (Iredale, 1926).
- Doratosepion limatum (Iredale, 1926). —
Lŭpse, N., Reid, A., Taitre, M., Kubodera, T. & Allcock, A.L. 2023. Cuttlefishes (Cephalopoda, Sepiidae): the bare bones—an hypothesis of relationships. Marine Biology [Date published 16 Jun 2023]
Distribution
States
New South Wales, Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Eastern Australia from 26º30΄S, 153º43΄47΄΄E to 33º58΄47΄΄S, 151º16΄12΄΄E (based on whole animal specimen records). Depth range 17–183 m.
IMCRA
Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39)
Distribution References
- Reid, A. 2016. Post-mortem drift in Australian cuttlefish sepions: its effect on the interpretation of species ranges. Molluscan Research 36(1): 9-21 [Date published 2016]
Ecological Descriptors
Adult: continental shelf.
General References
Lu, C.C. 1998. A synopsis of Sepiidae in Australian waters (Sepioidea: Cephalopoda). Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology 586: 159-190 [161] (in synonymy with Sepia braggi Verco, 1907)
Lu, C.C. & Phillips, J.U. 1985. An annotated checklist of Cephalopoda from Australian waters. Occasional Papers of the Museum of Victoria 2: 21-36 [25] (Australian distribution)
Reid, A., Jereb, P. & Roper, C.F.E. 2005. Family Sepiidae. pp. 57-152 in Jereb, P. & Roper, C.F.E. (Eds). Cephalopods of the world. An annotated and illustrated catalogue of species known to date. Volume 1. Chambered nautiluses and sepioids (Nautilidae, Sepiidae, Sepiolidae, Sepiadariidae, Idiosepiidae and Spirulidae). FAO Species Catalogue for Fishery Purposes. No. 4 Rome : FAO Vol. 1 pp. 1-262. [144] (geographical distribution)
Reid, A.L. 2000. Australian cuttlefishes (Cephalopoda : Sepiidae): the 'doratosepion' species complex. Invertebrate Taxonomy 14: 1-76 [28] (removed from synonymy with Sepia braggi Verco, 1907)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 05-Jun-2024 | CEPHALOPODA Cuvier, 1795 | 24-Jun-2023 | MODIFIED | Dr Mandy Reid |
| 12-Nov-2013 | SEPIIDA | 01-Nov-2013 | MODIFIED | Dr Julian Finn (NMV) |
| 12-Feb-2010 | (import) |